Natural Resources and Métis Policy in Alberta and Saskatchewan (1930 – 1948)
Challenging the Liberal Order Framework: Natural Resources and Métis Policy in Alberta and Saskatchewan (1930 – 1948) by Nicole Colleen O’Byrne B.Sc., Queen’s University 1996 LL.B., University of Saskatchewan, 2001 B.A., University of Regina, 2003 LL.M., McGill University, 2006 A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in the Faculty of Law © Nicole Colleen O’Byrne, 2014 University of Victoria All rights reserved. This dissertation may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopying or other means, without the permission of the author. Challenging the Liberal Order Framework: Natural Resources and Métis Policy in Alberta and Saskatchewan (1930 – 1948) by Nicole Colleen O’Byrne B.Sc., Queen’s University 1996 LL.B., University of Saskatchewan, 2001 B.A., University of Regina, 2003 LL.M., McGill University, 2006 Supervisory Committee: Professor Hamar Foster, Co-supervisor (Co-supervisor, Faculty of Law) Dean Jeremy Webber, Co-supervisor (Co-supervisor, Faculty of Law) Dr. James Lawson (Outside Member, Department of Political Science) Dr. Ken Hatt (2006-2012)(deceased) (Outside Member, Department of Sociology) ii Supervisory Committee: Professor Hamar Foster, Co-supervisor (Co-supervisor, Faculty of Law) Dean Jeremy Webber, Co-supervisor (Co-supervisor, Faculty of Law) Dr. James Lawson (Outside Member, Department of Political Science) Dr. Ken Hatt (2006-2012)(deceased) (Outside Member, Department of Sociology) ABSTRACT The British North America Act, 1930 (the Natural Resources Transfer Agreements or NRTAs) marked the end of a lengthy battle between the provincial governments of Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba and the federal government of Canada.
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